The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-15

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and apprehension since your last adjourn
ment which taxed to the utmost all the au-
thority and expedients within executive con-
troll; and these appear now to be exhausted
II disaster results from the continued mac
tion Of congress, the responsibility must rest
where 1t belongs though the situation thus
far considered is fraught with danger which
should be fully realized, and though 1t pre-
sents features OF wrong to the people as we'll
as yEs
ERR 10 COUNTRY,
1t Is but a result growing out OF a per-
fectly palpable n apparent cause. con.
stantly reproducing the same alarming cir
cumstances-a congested national treasury
anda depleted monetary condition in the
business OF the country. 1t need hardly be
stated that while the present situation de-
mands a remedy, we can. only be saved from
a like predicament in the future by the re-
movalo It's cause. Our scheme Of taxation,
by means Of which this needless surplus is
taken from the people and put into the pub
lie treasury, consists Of q tariff or duty levied
p impOrtations from abroad and internal
revenue taxes levied upon the consumption
It must be conceded that non OF the things
subjected 10 Internal revenue taxation are,
strictly speaking, necessary. There appears
to be no JUST complaint of this taxation by
the consumer Of these articles, and there
seems to be nothing 30 well able to bear the
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b people. But u present tariff laws, the
vicious, inequitable, and illogical source of
unnecessary taxation. ought to be at once
revised and amended These laws. as their
primary aud plain effect. raise the price to
consumers Of all articles imported and SUBJ
iect to duty. BY precisely the sum paid for
such duties. Thus the amount OF the duty
measures the tax paid by those who purchase
for use these Imported articles Many OF
these things, however, areratsed or m
factured in our country, and the duties now
levied upon foreign goods and products are
called production to these home mannfact-
ures. because they render it possible for
those OF u people who are manufacturers
to make these taxed articles and sell them
for a price equal to that demanded for the
imported goods that have paid customs duty.
So 1t happens that while comparatively q few
use the imported articles, millions Of our
people, who never use and never saw any of
the imported products, purchase and use
things Of the same kin made in this country
and pay therefor nearly or quite the same
charged price which the duty adds to the
imported articles. Those who buy imports
pay the duty charged thereon into the pub
lie treasury, but the great. majority of our
citizens who buy domestic articles of the
same class pay q sum at least approximately
equal to this duty to the home nanufact-
urer. This reference TO the operation of our
tariff laws Is not made by way of instruc-
ton, but in order hat we may be constantly
remindedof the manner In which they
MPosE a BURDEN
upon those who consume domestic products
as well as those who consume imported.
people. It is not proposed to entirely re-
slievs the country Of this taxation. It must:
be extensively continued as the source of
the governments income; and In a readiust-
ment Of our tariff the interests Of American
labor engaged In manufacture should be
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tion of manufacturers. it may be called
protection, or by any other name, but relief
from the haTdships and dangers OF our pres
emit tariff laws should be devised with espe.
.cial precautiOn against imperiling the exist
ence OF our manufacturing interests But
this existence should not mean q condition
which, without regard to b public welfare
or q national exigency. must always insure
the realization of immense profits instead of
moderately profitable returns. As the vol
ume and diversity of our national activities
increase, new recruits are added to those
who desire q continuation Of the advantages
which they conceive the present system OF
tariff taxation directly affords them. So
stubbornly nave all efforts to reform the
present condition been resisted by those OF
can hardly complain Of the suspicion, enter
tanned TO q certain extent, that there exists
Ia organized combination all along the
line to maintain their advantage. We are In
the midst Of centennial celebrations, and
with becoming pride we rejoice in American
s snh s sna l9Esnu nsd Il Il Aa sna Moa ensaky
natural advantages . dresources developed
by q century's national growth. Yet when
an attempt ID made to Justify q scheme
which permits 20 tax to be laid unon every
;consumerin the land for tho benefit Of our
demand for governmental regard, 1t suits
the purposes OF advocacy to cali our